TIMPERLEY, Lewis Clayton

TIMPERLEY,  Lewis  Clayton

Full Name: Lewis Clayton

TIMPERLEY

Date of Birth: 05

–

1879

Place of birth: Geraldton WA

Australia

Occupation: Customs Officer

Address: Northam WA

Next of Kin: Brother – Forrest Burgess Timperley

Next of Kin Address: Northam WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: MAJOR

Rank: MAJOR

Unit/Division: 10th Light Horse Regiment

Enlistment Date: 1915-05-08

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1915-06-30

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-07-24

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Returned: Yes

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8/05/1915- Completed Medical Examination Northam WA
25/05/1915- Appointment Confirmed 2nd LIEUTENANT 10th Light Horse Regiment 7th Reinforcements
25/07/1915- To Overseas Training Base Egypt ex Australia
28/08/1915- Admitted Ras-el-Tin Convalescent Depot ( Measles ) ex No. 1 Australian General Hospital Cairo Egypt
6/09/1915- Discharged to Duty Officer in Charge Australian Base Mustapha Egypt
25/10/1915- Joined 10th Light Horse Regiment in the field Gallipoli Peninsula
26/12/1915- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex Gallipoli
28/01/1916- Promoted CAPTAIN Heliopolis Egypt
26/02/1916- Marched Out to Serapeum Egypt ex Heliopolis
14/07/1916- Admitted Hospital Serapeum then to Ras-el-Tin Convalescent Depot
28/07/1916- Discharged to duty Alexandria Egypt
21/08/1916- In Command ” A ” Squadron Hod-el-Fatir
20/10/1916- Appointed Temporary MAJOR in the field
1/12/1916- Promoted MAJOR in the field
23/12/1916- Severely Wounded in Action ( Gunshot Wound Chest, Shoulder & Fractured 3 Ribs ) at Magdhaba & Transferred to convoy Masaid
1/01/1917- Transferred/Admitted 24th Stationary Hospital Kantara Egypt ex Lowland Field Ambulance ex 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance ex New Zealand Field Ambulance ex Hospital Train
8/01/1917- Transferred/Admitted 14th Austyralian General Hospital Abbassia Cairo Egypt
20/02/1917- Discharged to No. 19 Convalescent Hospital Abbassia
16/03/1917- Re-Admitted 14th Australian General Hospital Abbassia ( Weakness & Trembling )
20/03/1917- Transferred to No. 10 Red Cross Convalescent Hospital Alexandria Egypt
24/03/1917- Discharged to Supplementary List Tel-el-Marakeb Moascar Egypt ex Wounded
2/04/1917- To 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment Moascar Egypt
16/09/1917- Transferred 10th Light Horse Regiment Moascar & Posted to Shellal
14/02/1918- To Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp Port Said Egypt
23/02/1918- Rejoined 10th Light Horse Regiment in the field Egypt ex Rest Camp
5/03/1918- Detached to Senior Officers Course at Imperial School of Instruction Zeitoun Egypt
19/04/1918- Rejoined 10th Light Horse Regiment in the field Egypt ex School
1/07/1918- To Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp Port Said
16/07/1918- Rejoined 10th Light Horse Regiment in the field Egypt ex Rest Camp
11/12/1918- To Desert Mounted Cporps Rest Camp Port Said
25/12/1918- Rejoined 10th Light Horse Regiment in the field Egypt ex Rest Camp
7/03/1919- To 10th Light Horse Regiment Moascar Egypt ex Special Duty Cairo
10/07/1919- Embarked Kantara Egypt for Australia per ” Oxfordshire ”
4/08/1919- Disembarked Fremantle WA
3/10/1919- Discharged from Service

 

Service Medals Awarded

1914/1915 Star – No. 2510

British War Medal – No. 4011

Victory Medal – N0. 4007

 

Memorial Inscription

Freemason’s Honour Board Bunbury WA.